State and local election officials around the country are taking major steps to keep poll workers and voters safe amid a hostile political environment.

Vice President Kamala Harris has a slim national lead over former President Donald Trump two weeks before Election Day, according to the results of a new poll.

While Harris has a slight lead nationally, there's no clear leader in the seven swing states likely to decide the election.

The Supreme Court of Georgia rejected Republicans' effort to reinstate seven new rules for the Nov. 5 election, including a ballot hand-count rule.

How likely is it that poll workers will attempt to tamper with the election in November? % who say it is very or somewhat likely U.S. adult citizens: 39% People who have been poll workers: 36% Democrats: 28% Republicans: 55% https://t.co/SJ2ktRHVie pic.twitter.com/om64hINTGY

"Across assessments of who will better handle the nation’s most challenging issues we find that women prefer Harris over Trump," said the director of the UMass poll.

Now that we’re here, Dr. Stephen Voss, the University of Kentucky Political Science professor, thinks they are accurate.

Prosecutors say John Courtney Pollard, 62, threatened a state political party operative, vowing to "skin you alive." He was arrested Monday in Philadelphia.

With two weeks until Election Day, keep up USA TODAY's coverage of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on the campaign trail in swing states on Tuesday.

Political experts say the poll shows possible Democratic enthusiasm and that it's on an upswing -- but that can only be proven by the voters on Election Day.

Poll shows that a surprising percentage of former poll workers believe that poll workers might try to interfere with the election.